The battle was very fierce. The Liberation Army pressed forward step by step, but the Jin Army refused to retreat. The infantry formations of both sides collided together, like sparks hitting the earth.
Pu Lihei himself was very brave. After the war started, he personally led the cavalry to attack the cavalry of the Liberation Army, trying to defeat the cavalry of the Liberation Army and threaten the infantry formation of the Liberation Army from the side and rear.
But he was unsuccessful, and he failed to defeat the cavalry of the Liberation Army by rushing left and right. On the contrary, his own infantry was gradually unable to maintain a stalemate with the well-trained and tenacious Liberation Army, and gradually showed its defeat.
Seeing this, Pu Lihei was anxious in his heart. In the end, he made a desperate move and led all the elite cavalry in a last-ditch effort to attack the location of the Central Army of the Liberation Army, trying to intimidate the general of the Liberation Army to turn defeat into victory and make a desperate comeback.
It's a pity that Su Haisheng is not Zhao Guangyi who was under Youzhou City back then, and he didn't have the skill of donkey cart drifting.
Facing the enemy's attack, he calmly commanded the escort cavalry to meet them and confront them head-on.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour. The cavalry around Pu Lihei were exhausted and could not continue fighting. The Jin Army's infantry formation was completely defeated and was chased and attacked by the Liberation Army's formation. The battlefield showed a scene of total defeat, which was very miserable.
Pu Lihei saw that there was no hope of victory and the Kingdom of Jin would inevitably fall. In anger and grief, he drew his sword and killed himself on the battlefield, martyrdom for his country.
After his death, the Guangfu Army completely defeated the Jin army. They killed more than 3,000 Jin soldiers and captured more than 16,000 people, completely wiping out the Jin army.
The last organized resistance force of the Jin Army was destroyed, and the Jin Kingdom was de facto destroyed.
Su Haisheng took advantage of the victory and captured Zhenrong Prefecture, ending all suspense.
The war has come to an end, and there are still several state capitals further west that have no resistance at all. Most of them are waiting for the wind to fall, and there is no fierce resistance.
At the end of August, Jishi Prefecture, the last and westernmost territory of the Jin Kingdom, was captured by the Liberation Army.
Jishi Prefecture's defense envoy Te Sisi hoped to resist, but none of his subordinates were willing to resist. He could only lead the last three hundred subordinates who were still willing to fight in a desperate final resistance at Tongjin Fort.
The attacking Liberation Army besieged Tongjin Fort from all sides and conquered Tongjin Fort at the cost of 80 people dying in battle. In the end, all 300 Jin soldiers who were willing to resist died in battle.
Te lost Si Bi fought to the end and was unwilling to surrender. When he saw the Liberation Army soldiers rushing in front of him with red eyes, he stabbed himself with a knife and committed suicide for the country, becoming the last official to commit suicide for the Kingdom of Jin.
This day is August 29th, three years and four months from the day the Liberation Army started its uprising in Linyi, Shandong Province.
The Jin Empire, a great military empire that suddenly emerged to dominate East Asia, went through forty-six years and was completely destroyed. The Liberation Army also completely pacified Guanzhong and obtained the sovereignty and rule of Guanzhong.
Since the Battle of Fuping in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Han regime once again regained the land of Longxing in Guanzhong during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
When Su Yonglin learned the news, it was already mid-September.
But he was very happy, and immediately ordered to commend the various troops who participated in this offensive operation, to record their merits, and decided to reward them based on their merits after the situation stabilized.
Then he ordered Su Haisheng to lead the Qilu Corps to switch defense zones and take full responsibility for the military defense of the Guanzhong area.
Since most of the Hedong region no longer borders enemy countries, only one brigade-level border defense force is retained in Baodezhou and Jiazhou prefectures. The main force of the Qilu Corps was transferred to Guanzhong to take charge of the defense tasks in the Guanzhong area.
The Henan Corps is still responsible for the defensive work in the Henan region, with Kaifeng as its headquarters. Its main defense targets are the Jingchu Theater and the Jianghuai Theater in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Not long after the order was promulgated that day, Su Yonglin received congratulatory memorials flying into the palace like snowflakes, all congratulating Su Yonglin for completely annihilating the Jin Kingdom and dominating the Central Plains.
Then the next day, Wu Yong'an, a doctor in the Astronomy Department of the General Affairs Bureau, reported to Su Yonglin that the purple star over Zhongdu suddenly shone brightly last night. He suspected it was a good sign from heaven. He felt that this was a serious matter and had to tell Su Yonglin. I hope Su Yonglin was somewhat prepared for this.
Su Yonglin looked at the memorial from the Department of Astronomy and smiled helplessly.
"The reason why I set up the Astronomical Department is to let them improve the calendar, improve the deficiencies of the past calendar, strengthen the guidance of agricultural production, and take a look at climate change and the like. Who would have thought that they would still be doing the same thing, and Ziweixing It’s starting to shine.”
Tian Guizi and Xin Qiji, who were called by Su Yonglin, looked at each other and remembered that when the news of Wanyan Yong's death came, Wu Yongan had said on the table that Ziweixing was shining brightly and asked Su Yonglin to pay special attention to it.
The meaning could not be clearer.
It doesn't matter when the Ziwei Star shines brightly. As long as Su Yonglin needs it, Ziwei Star can shine brightly anytime and anywhere. Even if there are dark clouds that night, Wu Yongan can say that he has a pair of eyes and sees the Ziwei Star shining brightly.
He was testing when Su Yonglin planned to proclaim himself emperor. As for who was behind him, it actually didn't matter, because now that this memorial was sent, it proved that many people couldn't wait.
They couldn't wait for Su Yonglin to officially proclaim himself emperor and be able to truly protect their interests.
"If you don't proclaim yourself emperor and the rules are not established, they will no longer be able to control the appointment and removal of officials, and more and more people who have not been selected by the imperial examination will take up official positions. This is very serious for scholars. The problem is, they can’t live with this forever.”
Tian Guizi stated the essence of the problem.
Su Yonglin put down Wu Yongan's watch and sighed.
"That's why I said that I would proclaim myself emperor after completely wiping out the Jin Kingdom, to buy us a little more time. By the way, Gezi, how many Fuxing members are there who are serving as county magistrates now?"
"One hundred and thirty-two people."
"Well, one hundred and thirty-two people, 62 more than before. It seems that our work is quite successful."
Su Yonglin smiled and said: "It's a pity, there are still too few. Not counting Guanzhong, of the 552 counties, only 132 are under our control, and the remaining 400 or so have to use old bureaucrats." Old gentry, our strength is still not strong enough.”
"Su Shuai, my subordinates think that even if the imperial examination is held, we may not be afraid of them."
Xin Qiji smiled and added: "The imperial examinations in the Song and Jin Dynasties mostly used Confucian classics as test questions, poetry, books, rituals, spring and autumn, etc. When Su Shuai opens the imperial examination, he can add "Xunzi" to increase the weight of "Xunzi" in the imperial examination. , Use this to win scholars.”
Su Yonglin looked at Xin Qiji and smiled.
"You'an, from what you see, if I add relevant chapters of "Xunzi" to the content of the imperial examination, what impact will it have? How will the gentry view this?"
"Confucian students in the Song Dynasty loved the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, rejected Xunzi's theory, and criticized Xunzi in many ways. Although the Central Plains was captured by the Jin Kingdom, this trend has not changed. If we respect Xunzi, it will inevitably cause widespread protests among Confucian scholars. Causing a crisis.”
Xin Qiji told the truth that in this regard, as a traditional gentry and a big landowner, he had a strong say.
Su Yonglin said nothing and looked at Tian Guizi.
Tian Guizi understood.
"If there are protesters, there must be followers. In crises, there are hidden opportunities. Some people think that doctrine is the most important, while others think that being an official is the most important. This move can divide scholars."
Su Yonglin nodded and looked at Xin Qiji again.
"You'an, do you think there are more people who want to be officials, or more people who want to stick to their ideals?"
"From the perspective of Xunzi, there are definitely many people who want to be officials, and as time goes by, more and more people want to be officials."
Xin Qiji laughed.
Su Yonglin and Tian Qizi also laughed.
